Helium isotopic composition of hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc Basin, Papua New Guinea

E. Fourre; Philippe Jean-Baptiste; J. L. Charlou; J. P. Donval; J. I. Ishibashi

doi:10.2343/geochemj.40.245

Helium isotopic composition of hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc Basin, Papua New Guinea

E. Fourre, Philippe Jean-Baptiste, J. L. Charlou, J. P. Donval, J. I. Ishibashi

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We present isotopic analysis of helium in hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc basin, collected during the French-Japanese Manusflux and Manaute cruises in 1995 and 2000, respectively. The helium isotope composition of the fluids is comparable to that measured elsewhere in similar subduction environments, with ³He/⁴He values (7.4 to 7.9 R_a) slightly lower than typical MORB values, except on the Manus Spreading Center (MSC) where higher values (12 ± 0.1 R_a) are observed. The causal link between the narrow spatial extent of the ³He/⁴He anomaly at the MSC and a ³He-rich deep mantle component remains elusive, based on available geophysical data. Thus, the Manus Spreading Center results may be an interesting example of small scale upper-mantle heterogeneity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-252
Number of pages	8
Journal	GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.40.245
Publication status	Published - Aug 11 2006

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Fourre, E., Jean-Baptiste, P., Charlou, J. L., Donval, J. P., & Ishibashi, J. I. (2006). Helium isotopic composition of hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc Basin, Papua New Guinea. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 40(3), 245-252. https://doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.40.245

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